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EXPANSIBLE TISSUE-PAPER ORNAMlll'lllV Application filed. May 10, 1928.Serial No. 108,072.

This invention relates particularly to an ornamental shipvin which afiat base member is provided with a single tissue paper memberexpansible to form the hull of the ship, the hull having a straightkeel. Thev base member also carries sails interlocked with the'base insuch a manner that they will become disengaged only after deliberatemanual manipulations, the interlock permitting the sails to foldperfectly flat against the base.

l/Vhile vI have disclosed a perferred embodiment of the invention forpurposes of illustration it lshould be understood that various changesmay be made in the structure without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as hereinafter defined and claimed,

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of an ornamental ship embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the base member, parts being broken away;

' ging of a ship as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A relatively wide notch 11 is cut into the lower edge of the basemember, the front edge 12 and rear edge 13'of the notch being straightvertically, while the bottom of the notch is convex as at 14. Ahull-forming member 15 of expansible cellular tissue is bent around thefront edge -12 lof the r notch and has its lower fold 16 attached toopposite sides of the same part of the base as clearly shown in Figs.'2and 3. The

upper fold 17 of member 15 has support iembers 18 and 19 secured theretoon opposite sides of the base member. In order to expand the hull member15 vthe ends of support members 18 and 19 are moved along lines 20 and21 of Fig. 3 into contact with opposite sides of portion 22 of the base,thereby moving the fold 17 across the notch 11 and bending it around theend 13 of the notch. This movement expands the member 15 to form thehull of the ship as shown in Fig. 1. tion the hook member 23 formed onsup- When the partsvare in this posiport member 18 engages a hook 24 onthe base, Vand a hook 25 on support member 19 is placed in a notch 26 onmember 18, thereby holding member 15 in expanded condition. 1-

It will be seen from Fig. 5 that as the expansible member 15 is movedlacross the notch 11 the cells in the center ofthe notch are subject tomore lateral stretching than the cells nearer the endsv of the noto andhence if the bottom of the notch were straight the keel of theexpandedhull would be hogged. By making the bottom of the notch convexthis hoggingtendency is overcome and the keel is kept straight,providing a flat bottom to enable the ship to stand alone on a planesurface.

The sails 27 are formed to simulate those of a square-riggedv ship andare secured at right angles to the keel ofthe ship in a manner now to bedescribed. A slot 28 is formed in the rigging in the position to beoccupied by the sail. .A cutl 29 extends through the base member fromthe outer edge of the base and leads diagonally to one side of the slotat a point spaced from the upper end 33 of the slot. A seconddiagonalcut 30 leads from the opposite side of slot 28 at a point spaced fromthe' lower end 34: of the slot. It will be clear from Figs. 2 and 7 thatrthe slots 29 and 30 form hook members 3l land 32, the slots being sodisposed.

that the upper hook member 31 is longer than the lower hook member 32. Avertical i slot 35 (Fig. 7) is cut into the upper edge of the said'member 27, and a similar slot 36 is cut into the. llower edge of thesailmember, leaving a solid portion 37 lying between the. slots.

In securing the sail in its place on the base member the portion 37 ofthe sail is first passed down cut 29,y through slot 28 and into cut 30until it reaches the position of Fig. 6. The upper end of portion 37 isthen clear of hook 31, and the portion 37 is thereafter moved upwardlytoward the end 33 of slot 28 until the lower end of portion 37 is clearof hook 32. The kportion 37 is now allowed to move down against thelower end 34 of slot 28 to the position ofFigs. 1 and 7. Since the upperhook 31'is longer than the lower hook 32 it will 4be vseen that freverse order.

the hook 3l extends around the upper end of portion 37, while gravityholds portion 37 against the bottom of slot 28 and in engagement withhook 32. The cuts 29 and 30 are normally held closed by the resilienceof the cardboard and must be opened manually to permit passage of thesail member. This structure prevents the sail from becoming disengagedfrom slot 28 unless it is purposely raised from the bottom of the slotand passed through the assembling steps in his form of engagement, whichis used for each of the sails, allows' the sails to foldperfectly flatfor shipping and also permits them to assume a natural position acrossthe keel line when the ship is in display condition.

I claim:

l. In an ornamental structure, a base member having a wide notch formedin one side thereof, and a member ofexpansible tissue bent around oneend of the notch and secured to the base member.

2. In an ornamental structure, aA base. member having a notch formed inlone side thereof, and a member of expansible tissue extending throughthe notch and attached i to antipodal parts of the base.

3. In an ornamental structure, a base member Vhaving a wide notch formedin one side thereof, and a folded member of eX pansible tissue attachedto the base adjacent one end of the notch and adapted to be eX- pandedacrossthe notch. a

4t. In an ornamental structure, a base member having a notch formed inone side thereof, a member of expansible tissue. eX- tending through thenotch, the lower fold of the expansible member being secured toantipodal parts of the base.

' 5. In an ornamental structure, a base member having a notch formed inone side thereof, a member of eXpansible tissue eX- tending through 'thenotch, the lower fold of the expansible member being secured toantipodal parts of the base, the upper fold of the eXpansible memberhaving support members secured thereto. y y Y 6. In an ornamentalstructure, a base member having a notch formed in one side thereof,V a.member of expansible tissue extending through the notch andbent aroundone end of the notch, the lower fold of the expansible member beingsecured to antipodal parts of the base, the upper fold of the expansiblemember being adapted to be car ried across the notch and bent around theopposite end of the notch.

ber having a notch formed in one side there# of, the bottom of the notchbeing convex, and a member of expansible tissue extending through thenotch and secured to antipodal parts of the base.

9. In an ornamental structure, a base member having a notch formed inone side thereof, the bottom of the notch being conveX, and a member ofeXpansible tissue eX- tending through the notch and adapted to beexpanded across the notch.

l0. In an ornamental structure, `a base member having` a slot formedtherein, a vdi-v agonal cut leading from the edge of the base member tothe slot, a second member having slots extending inward from oppositeedges and a solid portion lying between the slots, the second memberbeing adapted for inser- Y tion through the diagonal cut into the slotin the base member, with the'said solid portion of the second memberpositioned withc in the slot in the base member.

l1. In an ornamental structure, a base member having a slot formedtherein, a diagonal cut leading from the edge of the base member intothe slot at a point spaced from one end of the slot, a Vsecond cutleading from the slot at a point spaced from the opposite end thereof,and a member adapted to be passed into both of said cuts during theprocess of inserting it into the slot.

l2. In an ornamental structure, a base member having a slot formedtherein, a diagonal cut leading from the edge of the base member intothe sl-ot at a point spaced from one end of the slot, a second cutleadmemberhaving a slot formed therein, aY

diagonal cut leading from the edge of the base member into the slot at apoint spaced from one end of the slot, a second cut leading from theslot at a point spaced from the opposite end thereof, and a secondmember having slots extending inward from opposite edges and a solidportion lying between the slots, the second member being adapted to bepassed into both of said cuts during the process of inserting it intothe slot, the aforesaid solid portion lying` within the slot andextending substantially the full length of the slot when the parts arein assembled position.

` 14e. In an ornamental structure, a base member having a slot formedtherein, Va second member having a solid portion lying Within the Slot,the base member being formed with hooks extending around each basemember being formed with hooks eX- end of the solid portion. Y tendingaround each end of the solid port1on,'

l5. In an ornamental structure, a Vbrise the upper hook being longerthan the lower ri member having a vertical slot formed therehook.

in, n second member having a solid portion In testimony whereof I ah'ixlny signature.

lying Within the slot 'and extending sub- Y stantially the fnl] lengthof the slot, the Y MARTIN L. BEISTLE.

